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Yes yes yes! I was just thinking about this the other day. My life is so simple now – working from home with my husband, making our home in a small quiet town. I work with very professionally ambitious (and relatively young) clients, so that’s when I feel the contrast the most. But I’ve been there done that, and I have different priorities now as well as a different definition of happiness and success.

I think unscheduling is a biggie for us–having fewer planned, repeating, and more institutional activities and more spontaneous, relational, and open-ended ones. IE fewer swim lessons, more afternoons at a friend’s house.

Ha! There are lots and lots of ways to say hello. Some people say “szervusz” (sair-vooze), some people say “ciao” (like in Italian), and others say “buna” (rhymes with luna). Just today I was asking myself how many times it will take me to stop saying “buna” and start saying “hi” once we get back to the States!

As for the photography (thank you!), it’s been a hobby of mine since high school. So you could say I’ve had lots and lots of practice. I took a continuing education class back in the darkroom days, and I’ve done some online tutorials. (This one is my favorite.) Mostly, I just play around in Manual mode until I get something I like. Gotta love digital … take 100, keep 10!